This contains Expletive s invented by Writer s of Fiction —often Science Fiction or Fantasy —to add nuance to the fictional cultures in their work, and sometimes as a form of Censorship .
- and '''ing''' - from Terry Pratchett 's '' The Truth '', used by Mr. Tulip at least once a sentence. The reader assumes that the word " Fuck " is being censored, but it is revealed that Mr. Tulip is actually leaving a gap followed by "ing." The character Sacharissa Cripslock, a genteel woman, eventually adopts the word.
- from 2000AD , a corruption of arsehole (coined accidentally by Simon Spurrier when using Usenet and used in his strips ever since).
- from '' ReBoot '', used by Matrix to Ray Tracer. Used in the same way as "ass", as in "Cover my ASCII, what are you?"
- From Andy Weir's webcomic '' Casey And Andy '', a Portmanteau of "bastard," "ass" and "retard," and used in the same way as its source words.
- - an insult made up by Mike Judge off the top of his head to describe singer Michael Bolton for a particular line of the film ''"Office Space"'' so as not to have to call him a "no talent ass-'''hole'''" . Also used again in the film "Bad Santa" by the same man who played Samir in "Office Space". Also used by wrestler Chris Jericho .
- From Terry Pratchett's '' Discworld '' novels. A scathing insult in Dwarfish , which translates to "lawn ornament"
- - from '' Firefly '', meaning one born on a primitive or outer planet. It can also be used to imply someone is naive or stupid.
- - from Spongebob Squarepants (general expletive); also "dirty barnacles" (Ms. Puff)
- ''''' where Cartman unleashes a string of profanities to activate his V-chip and attack Saddam Hussein .
- - from Richard Adams ' '' Maia '' and '' Shardik ''. Used as a replacement for fuck or sex. Severity changes dependent upon context.
- - from '' 2000AD '''s '' Judge Dredd '', '' Lobo '', and the film '' Johnny Dangerously '', a Portmanteau of "bastard" and "bitch", and used in the same way as its source words.
- - supplants "bastard" when referring to clay people ("dittos"), from David Brin 's novel '' Kiln People ''
- - from ''''. The character of Stingray Timmins on the Soap Opera '' Neighbours '' has also adopted this term. Also from the British TV comedy series, Monty Python's Flying Circus (Episode 37, 'Prejudice'), where in a game show, viewers are asked to send in suggestions for a derogatory term for Belgians. The winner was 'Miserable fat Belgian bastards.' A runner-up was 'I can't think of anything more derogatory than Belgians.' As Douglas Adams worked with Monty Python late in the series, it is possible that his usage of 'Belgian' was inspired by the Python's.
- - from '' Laugh-In '', comical term for "ass" "You bet your sweet bippie." Also spelled "bippy".
- - from '' Shadowrun '', a derogatory term implying the subject is pretty but stupid/useless.
- - from '' NewsRadio '', an all-purpose swearword that can mean crazy ("this is bitchcakes"), over excited ("why is everyone so bitchcakes?") or a general expletive ("aww, bitchcakes").
- - from '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer '' TV series, curse word for a malevolent entity (coined by Xander Harris , by misunderstanding when Willow Rosenberg delicately spelled out "b-i-t-c-h")
- - from Larry Niven 's '' Known Space '' stories; the bleep used to censor profanity eventually turned into a swearword itself.
- - from '' The Wheel Of Time '' series. Similar meaning to "damn" or "damn it".
- - from David Drake 's '' Hammer's Slammers '' series. Similar meaning to "damn" or "damn it".
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as " Bullshit "
- - from Harry Harrison 's '' Bill, The Galactic Hero '' series. Similar meaning to "to screw" or "to shaft". In the novel "it's always bowb-your-buddy week."
- - from Robert Anton Wilson 's ''Schrödinger's Cat'' trilogy; same meaning as "tits". Is a derogatory reference to the Feminist Of The Same Name .
- - from '' That Hideous Strength '' by C.S. Lewis
- - from Robert Anton Wilson 's ''Schrödinger's Cat'' trilogy, meaning ''shit.'' Coined from the name of the Supreme Court Justice .
- - expletive used towards a person on '' Neighbours ''
- - A favorite expletive of Carmelita Spats in her appearances in '' A Series Of Unfortunate Events ''. Used as an insult, generally directed against the protagonists of that series: "You cakesniffer!" (Also featured on a spin-off t-shirt bearing the legend "I am not a cakesniffer.")
- - from the movie '' I, Robot '', a racial epithet used against robots, particularly by the protagonist.
- - from '''', a racial epithet used against Cardassians (most commonly used by Miles O'Brien )
- - from Larry Niven 's '' Known Space '' stories; like '''bleep''', the word used to censor profanity in written texts turned into a swearword itself.
- - from BBC '' Brush Strokes '', used by pub landlord Elmo every time he made a mistake.
- - from Alan Moore's Top Ten , a strong epithet used to refer to Robot s and other mechanical life forms. Equivalent in severity to " Nigger ," which it is a clear reference to. Also used as a term of endearment between fellow "ferro-americans."
- - from '' Neighbours '', used by Stingray Timmins.
- – all-purpose obscenity in the ''Sten'' novels of Allan Cole and Chris Bunch ; said by the authors to refer to menstrual blood.
- - an odd replacement for "fuck" used in K.W. Jeter 's '' NOIR '', as in "Connect you, mother-connector."
- --- - from " House Of The Scorpion " mean "crap" or "shit" or "zombie"
- - in '''' spin-off novels; same meaning as "fuck" (''Happy Endings'' by Paul Cornell claims it originally came from a mid-21st century kids' TV show, in which "crukked" meant "tired")
- - from ''The Seventh Tower'' Series by Garth Nix. Similar meaning to "damn" or "damn it".
- - from '' Artemis Fowl '' Gnommish swear word. It is explained by the author as being so severe when translated that it would need to be censored.
- - from '' Beavis And Butt-head '', likely derived from " Dickweed ". Also a spice. A variant of "dilweed" is "dilhole".
- - from 2000AD 's Judge Dredd , used as a general expletive ("Dok!"), possibly refers to some actual concept or person, e.g. "My Dok!"
- - from the novel '' The Plutonium Blonde '', the equivalent to the word "damn" or "hell" in the year 2057 .
- - from the book ''Sten'' by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch , a book of Military Science Fiction . Seems to mean Shit as in "When the drakh comes down." Probably influenced by German/Yiddish ''Dreck''
- - from '' Farscape ''
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as " Shit "; possibly modification of German ''Dreck''
- /'''drokk''' - from 2000AD's Judge Dredd; used as a general expletive; likely modification of German/Yiddish ''Dreck''
- - from '' Farscape ''; meaning insane or mentally deficient.
- ;'''fardling''' - from Anne McCaffrey 's '' Dragonriders Of Pern '' novels; multi-purpose curse word
- - from the film '' Johnny Dangerously ''; self explanatory.
- - used in the British sitcom '' Father Ted ''; used humourously, it may or may not mean "fuck" {Link without Title}
- - from '' Battlestar Galactica '' (also seen spelled feldergarb, feldercarb, or felgergarb) usage context appears to be similar to " Bullshit " / also a term for garbage and/or mechanical sludge in more polite usage. Once it was used as an interjection (as in "damn"). Although not seen in the series, according to series creator Glen Larson , a 'felger' was a bovine-like animal with six legs and multifaceted eyes that was written into several of the early '' Battlestar Galactica '' scripts.
- - from Dan Abnett 's '' Gaunt's Ghosts '' novels, derivative of an ancient tree spirit. Multipurpose. See also 'gak' below. Also used instead of 'fuck' in the webgame Alleria
- - from '' Morrowind '', uttered by certain NPCs. The complete threat is "Die, Fetcher!"
- - from Anne McCaffrey 's '' Dragonriders Of Pern '' novels; meaning "dragon droppings". From English word meaning "deer droppings". Used as a general expletive.
- - from Joseph Heller 's '' Catch-22 ''. A substitute for " Fuck ".
- - from '' This Perfect Day '' by Ira Levin . Set in the future, the population of the planet live in a time of sexual promiscuity, but abhor violence. Thus "fight" becomes an unacceptable swearword, but " Fuck " is used casually - the opposite to how we use the words today.
- - from '' SpongeBob Squarepants ''.
- - from '' The Wheel Of Time '' series. Similar meaning to "fucking". Also used in Marvel Comics by characters such as Wolverine
- - from Larry Niven 's '' Known Space '' stories (specifically the "RingWorld" stories); used as "fuck" or "shit" but is revealed to mean the substance which pools at the bottom of rivers near the "spill mountains" on the ringworld due to the ringworld's construction
- - used by Stingray Timmins on '' Neighbours '', means "fucked" or "screwed"
- - from '' Battlestar Galactica ''. Similar meaning to " Fuck ", but the usage by children in a 1978 TV show might suggest that it doesn't carry more social weight than "rats" or "darn" in the universe of Battlestar Galactica.
- - new spelling for "frack" used in the new '' Battlestar Galactica ''. (Same meaning as " Fuck "). Same usage as the original series, but greatly expanded, and it also seems to carry the same "social weight" as fuck, as characters sometimes appologise for their language after using it. This expletive also appears in the roleplaying game Cyberpunk 2020 . In an early-1980s game on the BBC Micro called Frak! a caveman called 'Trogg' would utter this word in a speech bubble when "killed". Presumably same meaning as " Fuck ". Hacked versions of the game substituted " Fuck ".
- --- - from new '' Battlestar Galactica '' miniseries, derived from "frak", substitution for " Asshole ": when the miniseries originally aired on SciFi channel the phrase "superior asshole" was used by Starbuck (Kara Thrace) - when later aired on NBC the phrase became "superior frak-head".
- --- - derived from "frak" in parallel to "motherfucker". Used by Specialist Cally in Season 2, but apparently not standard usage, as Chief Tyrol finds the Cally's usage quite amusing.
- - from '' Shadowrun '' and '' Lobo '', same meaning as " Fuck "; also from '' Babylon 5 '', where it's often used in the form "fraggin'". This expletive also appears in the Doom manual and some Warhammer 40,000 novels. ''Frag'' was derived from the practice of the same name in Vietnam where soldiers who couldn't take any more fighting killed their superior with a Fragmentation Grenade (hence "frag") to escape the lines. Also used in Robotech as a derogatory term for humans who collaborate with the Invid .
- - from David Feintuch 's '' Seafort Saga '', similar usage to "fuck"
- - from '''' warriors to insult natural-born ones.
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as " Fuck ", but not as harsh as "frell" - but possibly the Luxembourg word "freck" used as the equivalent of "perish it"
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as " Fuck "
- - from '' Farscape ''
- - from the Robert A. Heinlein novel '' I Will Fear No Evil ''; same meaning as " Fuck ", but supposedly more obscene. Supposed to refer to all possible sex acts simultaneously.
- - from ''''; probably has same meaning as " Fuck "
- - name of the Sun in Richard Adams 's '' Watership Down ''; ''Frith!'' and ''Frithrah!'' ("Lord Frith!") are general purpose expletives, and as a attention-getting Blasphemy , "O embleer Frith!"
- - from '' The Naked And The Dead '' by Norman Mailer ; used as a substitute for " Fuck ". See also The Fugs .
- - from ''2000AD'' (Sinister and Dexter; possibly other strips as well). Presumably a substitute for "fuck" and "cunt", capable of being used in the same way as both (e.g., "What the funt?" or "I look like a funtin' prat!"). Variant term: "smugfunt".
- - from '' Father Ted '', Episode 4 - The Old Grey Whistle Theft. Used as a substitute for " Fuck " (or even "feck" (see above)) in a picnic area where no swearing is allowed. Also "fupping" as in "fup off you fupping pedophile".
- - from Joseph Heller's ''Catch-22''. A substitute for "fuck".
- - from Isaac Asimov 's '' Foundation Series ''; used as a replacement for "God!" by the people of the Foundation. "Ponyets grunted hollowly, 'Oh Galaxy!'"
- - from Dan Abnett's Gaunt's Ghosts novels, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It appears to be fairly generic, but is generally used (rather sparingly) as an exclamation. Examples: "What the gakking hell was that?", "Oh, gak! Incoming!" etc. See also 'feth' - mentioned above. 'Gak' is used by many planetary poulations within Warhammer 40,000, but within the Gaunt's Ghosts series of novels, it is widely used by the populace of Vervunhive.
- - from '' Red Dwarf ''; one who is stupid or clumsy; possibly an adaptation of the word Gimp
- - from the PC Game Starsiege ; a pejorative reference to the Sentient robotic race known as Cybrids .
- - from '' The Trap Door ''; "Oh, globbits!"
- - from China Miéville 's Bas-Lag universe in the novels '' Perdido Street Station '', '' The Scar '' and '' Iron Council ''
- - from China Miéville 's Bas-Lag universe, possibly a Euphemism for the above
- - from '' Red Dwarf ''; same meaning as "git"
- - from David Feintuch 's '' Seafort Saga '', name of a highly addictive drug; mild expletive with similar usage to "nonsense" or "bullshit"
- - from ''''; presumably refers to the 'stomping' of Goomba s (a species of Mushroom person which can be easily squashed and killed)
- - from '' Firefly ''; same meaning as "goddamn"
- - from ''''; used to express surprise. Presumably the name 'Great Goomba' holds some significance within the Mario universe.
- - from the '' B.C. '' comic strip; same as "Good God!"
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as "idiot"
- - from '' Star Trek '', a racial epithet commonly used by Leonard McCoy against Spock , a Vulcan
- - from Tharg The Mighty , editor of 2000AD , a churlish person.
- - from the '' Legion Of Super Heroes '' comics. Used mainly as a substitute for religious imprecations, such as "God" or "Damn". Also used as a variant spelling for "grief" in the sense of "hard time".
- - from David Feintuch 's '' Seafort Saga '', similar usage to "jerk" or "asshole"
- - Troll swearword from Terry Pratchett 's '' Discworld '' novels, similar to "fucking" - described as "when a daddy troll an' a mummy troll—"
- - from Peter David's novel series and Captain Marvel comics; similar meaning to 'dammit' or possibly 'fuckit'
- - from '' 2000AD '''s '' Judge Dredd '' A general expletive, though also used as a substitute for "God"
- - From several Warhammer 40,000 novels. A Grox is a large, cow-like creature; "You Grox-raping idiot"
- - from Klingon "Your Mother has a smooth forehead." Worst curse/insult in Klingon language.
- - from ''The Gamblers Fortune'' by Juliett Mckenns, it refers to the genitalia.
- - from Stargate , Goa'uld derogatory term, meaning weakling.
- - from Stargate , Goa'uld derogatory term of uncertain meaning.
- - from James Blish 's ''Cities In Flight''; Vegan word of unknown meaning, used as a general curse.
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as " Hell "
- - from '' Ozma Of Oz '' by Frank Baum - "which must be a dreadful word because we don't know what it means".
- - from Jennifer Roberson 's ''Sword-Dancer Saga'', same meaning as Hell .
- - from the '' Shadowrun '' roleplaying game; replaces "ass."
- - a Ferengi Racial Epithet directed towards humans.
- - from Richard Adams 's '' Watership Down ''; a Lapine noun referring to excretion. Only an expletive if used in such context.
- - from Wing Commander ; the Kilrathi word for "shit".
- - from Robert A. Heinlein 's '' I Will Fear No Evil ''; same meaning as "fuck". Alternatively, meaning "shit"; the protagonist is "so rich he karks on a gold pot."
- - from TV comedy show '' Fridays '', sketch where little boy discovers new curse word
- - from Katherine Kurtz 's '' Deryni '' fantasy series; name of an evil bishop used as a general curse word
- - from John M. Ford 's ''The Final Reflection''; same meaning as "screw"
- - from David Gerrold 's ''Space Skimmer''; the novel states that the word is 'a curse, pure and simple.'
- - from Traffic Department 2192 , similar in meaning to "cunt"
- - from Traffic Department 2192 , similar in meaning to "faggot"
- - from James Bibby's ''Midworld'' series of books. Means fuck (as in both the expletive and the activity)
- - from Arthur C. Clarke 's '' The Songs Of Distant Earth ''; named after a large volcano on Thalassa, it's the only swear word on that planet
- - from Steve Meretzky's Infocom games Planetfall and Stationfall
- - from '' Traffic Department 2192 '', similar in meaning to "fuck"
- - from '' Late Night With Conan O'Brien ''. Multipurpose. It was coined around 1994, before the slang term (which is spelled crunk), which is not an expletive.
- - from '' Nodwick ''. Uttering the word as an expletive whilst angered or in response to an injury magically caused the speaker to feel emotionally better.
- - from '' Battletech '', used by residents of the Inner Sphere to insult. Derived from the word "malfunctioning", and when taken in the historical context, becomes similar in severity and usage as "fuck".
- - from '' Lilo & Stitch '' - a nasty curse word
- - from '' Coneheads ''; a generic expletive
- - from '' South Park ''; a Thai Food that Cartman claims is so disgusting it must be a curse word. Meekrob is one of the strange foods that Fillerbunny had to eat in the Jhonen Vasquez Comic Fillerbunny . It is also the name of the alien species that gave Dib his super-powers in a dream sequence in the short-lived cartoon '' Invader Zim ''.
- - Director Alex Cox used this to provide a TV-friendly alternative to ''motherfucker(s)'' when asked to provide an alternative dub for mainstream broadcasting. The term has been adopted by a British Censorship -watch website
- - from Coneheads general purpose expletive
- - from an episode of '' Stargate SG-1 ''; it is implied that it has same meaning as "ass"
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as "testicles"
- - from Marilyn Manson 's "The Beautiful People." This phrase is used in place of "motherfucker" in broadcast versions of the song. ("There's no time to discriminate/hate every mother-hater who is in your way")
- - From '' Harry Potter '' by J. K. Rowling, this is a vulgar word for someone with non-magical parents (e.g. Hermione)
- - From '' A-Team '', a phrase most often used to describe Mr. T by Murdoch. Censor-friendly paraphrase of 'motherf
-er', as in "You're one bad mud-sucker."
- - from the mid 90s children's puppet show "Mr. Potatohead," used in the same context as "bites." E.G. "Yeah, this really munches."
- - used in the same way as ''fuck off'' in the 1970's BBC comedy '' Porridge '' ie: "Naff off."
- - from the '' Legion Of Super Heroes '' comics. Used mainly as a subsitute for "shit", or sometimes "ass"
- - Often used in '' Star Wars '' as a relatively un-offensive curse word. Similar to calling someone a pig farmer, for " Han Solo " it suggests that he is a rubbish pilot or a ground pounder. It implies an unpleasant body odour.
- - same meaning as idiot or jerk (e.g. "charmless nerk"); used in the BBC comedy '' Porridge ''; considered an extremely mild insult for decades.
- - from Mork & Mindy , an idiot.
- - from '' The Pirates Of Dark Water ''; more severe version of "jitat" (see above)
- - from '' Morrowind '', uttered by certain NPCs. The complete threat is "You n'wah!"
- - from '' Klingon '', one of the strongest, most foul Klingon expressions, it defies translation. Used to express disgust or repulsion with a thing or situation.
- - from '' Klingon '', a strong expletive, exclaimed in moments of extreme anger.
- - from Tharg The Mighty , editor of 2000AD , a strong expletive, exclaimed in moments of extreme anger or surprise.
- - general expletive from The Wind On Fire Trilogy
- - Dwarvish curse in the Forgotten Realms
- - from ''
- - from Black Library 's Kal Jerico comic strip, used as a general expletive. Possibly refers to "scavvies" who are a group of unintelligent, cannabalistic humanoids from Kal's fictitious homeplanet of Necromunda.
- - from '' Tommy Boy '', used as a subsitute for the word shit in the expression "holy shit".
- - An insult from '' Tribes '', perhaps derived from "scrofulous".
- - An Expletive from Anne McCaffrey 's '' Dragonriders Of Pern '' series
- - from '' Monty Python 's Flying Circus'' television show. Never exactly defined, this is one of the words supposedly banned from the show. Used to refer to a part of the body, but is also the name of an aftershave.
- - from Anne McCaffery 's '' Dragonriders Of Pern '' novels. Used as a substitute for "shit", but apparently refers to the shell of a broken Dragon egg.
- - from various novels about the characters in '' Star Wars ''. Roughly translates to "shit".
- - from '' Mork & Mindy '' and later, the popular computer game series "Tribes" (Probably influenced by "shit")
- - from the Shin'a'in language of Mercedes Lackey; substitute for " Shit "
- - from Jacqueline Lichtenberg 's Sime - Gen Universe ; denotes the frustration experienced by a Sime when transfer of selyn from a Gen is interrupted; more severe forms are "shenshay" and "shenshid," and "Shen and shid!" is heard once.
- - from '''', a highly offensive racial epithet for Changelings (comes from ''shape-shifter'', the word Odo used to describe himself before he found his people).
- - from '' Red Vs Blue '' - A word with no direct English translation, ''Shisno'' is used by an ancient alien race to refer to humans. ''Shisno'' literally means the excrement of the defecation of the foulest-smelling animal on their planet.
- - from Marvel 2099 comics. Used mainly as a substitute for " Fuck "
- - from Stargate SG-1 - traitor (also heretic, as to betray the Goa'uld is to betray one's gods)
- - from '' Cannibal! The Musical '' by Trey Parker. The word is used as a curse, a general exclamation and a shout of joy. The word was originally invented by Trey Parker as a 'filler' word for the song which now bears its name. It was also used by Xander in an episode of '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer ''.
- - from Alleria , used instead of 'bastard'
- - from Various Novels And Other Works about the characters in '' Star Wars ''. Refers to the Sith . Most likely a substitute for "shit."
- - from Various Novels And Other Works about the characters in '' Star Wars ''. Refers to the Sith . Most likely a substitute for "fuck." No -ing needs to be added, and can be used as an expression as well.
- - from the Kaled'a'in language of Mercedes Lackey ; used as a substitute for " Shit ."
- - from comic 2000AD 's Rogue Trooper strip. Mostly used as an exclamation.
- - from '' Alien Nation '', a racial slur against the "newcomers" (aliens). Also from '' Beast Wars '', most likely as a substitute for " Shit ". There are also real uses of the word Slag , both legitimate and as a British Slang Word .
- - from Robert A. Heinlein 's novel '' Friday ''. A portmanteau of "slut" and "bitch," and used in the same way as its source words.
- - from '' Red Dwarf '', also "smeghead," rooted from Smegma . Also credited to the original Monty Python episodes. Unclear whether "art imitated life" or "life imitated art".
- - from '' Dinosaurs '', called a "dirty word" because it means the bottom of a foot.
- - from The Fairly Oddparents , only used occasionally
- - from a '' Saturday Night Live '' sketch, used as a Smurf ish term for Fornication .
- and derivatives - from '' The Smurfs '', can be used as pretty much any word, including swear words.
- - coined by Jack O'Neill in Stargate SG-1 describing Goa'uld
- - from '' Strontium Dog '' comic in '' 2000AD '', a universal expletive.
- - from ''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' by Alison Goodman. Similar in meaning to "fuck".
- - from the animated series '' Futurama '', term for sexual intercourse on the planet of amazon women
- - from a '' Saturday Night Live '' winery sketch, self explanatory.
- - Uttered at least once by the character ''. Used in a similar context to " Fuck " (as an exclamation).
- - '' Neighbours '', originally used by Stingray Timmins but since used by other characters on the show as well, means " Fucking " or "frigging", ie. "spiggen hell"
- - from '''', a highly offensive racial epithet towards Cardassians
- - from the '' Angry Beavers '' animated cartoons, meaning something close to "crap" (spoot-head another frequent usage)
- - from the '' Legion Of Super Heroes '' comics. Mainly as a substitute for " Fuck "
- - used in numerous science fiction novels. Meaning is unknown.
- - general expression of discontent from novels and comics set in the '' Star Wars '' universe, including the ''X-Wing'' and '' Dark Empire '' series.
- - from ''. Likely derived from the Russian words stran and vagon, meaning "independant" and "birthing", respectively.
- - from '' 2000AD '''s Mega-City One , meaning " Shit "
- - from '', and refers to the fictional Surat, which is a cute bat-like animal.
- - from '' Morrowind '', uttered by certain NPCs. Bears the same meaning as 'fetcher'.
- - from '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy ''; "I just want to be swutting well rescued"
- - from movie and TV series '' Alien Nation ''; literally translates as "Excrement cranium"
- or '''taffer''' - from '' Thief '', but possibly from earlier English Ethnic Slur "Taffy" or "Taff" for a Welshman (purported to be thieves). The developers, however, independently invented the term.
- - from '' Star Trek '', a curse in Klingon .
- - from Larry Niven 's '' Known Space '' books ( Acronym of "'''t'''here '''a'''in't '''n'''o '''j'''ustice")
- - from Dave Sim 's '' Cerebus '' comic books, in which Tarim was a deity.
- - from Spongebob Squarepants (general explitive)
- - from L. Neil Smith 's '' Probability Broach '' books in which a Libertarian alternate history follows the American Revolution .
- (pl. '''teddies''') - from the PC Game Starseige , a derogatory term for the initial antagonist group, the Terran Defense Force, or TDF.
- - from Neil Gaiman 's '' Neverwhere ''. A general exclamation used by the character Door. Seems to mean something along the lines of "damn" or "what the hell."
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as "idiot"
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- - from the new '' Battlestar Galactica ''; meaning Cylon . Referred to as a "racial epithet" by Cylon Number Six .
- - from the BBS game '' Legend Of The Red Dragon ''. Used as expletive/expression of shock in David Eddings' Belgariad series of books, Torak being a warped/fallen god and the underlying antagonist.
- - from '' Farscape ''; same meaning as " Slut ". Usually describes females, but can be used against any gender.
- from ''''. Use primarily by Gantu to refer to any of Jumba 's experiments (mainly Stitch) that do not follow his command. Derived from Troglodyte .
- from '' Teen Titans '' racial slur for Tamaraneans.
- - from Steve Meretzky's Infocom games Planetfall and Stationfall
- - from '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy ''
- - made up by Chris Morris on his Channel 4 series '' Jam '', now used most often on '' B3ta ''
- - from Isaac Asimov 's '' Foundation And Empire ''. (Also used frequently by Ernest Hemingway .) Not an expletive, but rather an indication that one belongs in the dialogue by an author unwilling, or unable for editorial reasons, to write it.
- - From the Earthsearch episode New Blood. This is used by the underpeople, such as the character Lenart, as a form of blasphemy.
- - from a '' Saturday Night Live '' sketch featuring Will Ferrell and Chris Parnell. Most likely a substitute for "bitch". Parnell is aggravated, exclaiming "son of a vandrook!" causing Ferrell to incredulously reply, "Is that a real curse word?"
- - episode " The Defector ." It is said that only a veruul would use profanity in public.
- - from David Drake 's '' Hammer's Slammers '' series. Similar meaning to "My God!" or "Christ!", or possibly Jesus . Derived from the Latin word for "The Way", refers to a religious discipline.
- - from '' Harry Potter '' series. Similar to "hell", "Satan" or "the devil". Means "flight of death" in French.
- - from C.S. Friedman 's '' Coldfire Trilogy ''; derived from "vulcanism"/"volcano", to which the planet in question is prone.
- - from '' Farscape ''; "What the yotz!", an exclamation of unpleasant surprise; same usage as "hell".
- - from '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy ''; seems to be a substitute for " Fuck "; almost certainley a Blasphemy on the Great Prophet Zarquon . The full '''Zarquon''' is also commonly used.
- --- - from '', about Slartibartfast , originally in '' Life, The Universe And Everything '' and also in the third radio series. Also spoken as just "Zarking fardwarks!" by Arthur Dent when that character misses a telephone call in the fourth radio series. Approximate meaning: "fuckin' hell."
- --- - said by Zaphod Beeblebrox in the second radio series (Fit the Tenth) while hanging from a cave mouth thirteen miles in the air. A parody of nonsensical exclamations whose meanings have been forgotten.
- - used by the aliens in the computer game Zak McKracken .
- -Expletive used by the Orks of Warhammer 40,000. "Waagh! Those zoggin' Space Marines blew up our bunker!"
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